Jesuitism

English

Etymology

Compare French jésuitisme.

Noun

Jesuitism (countable and uncountable, plural Jesuitisms)

(Christianity) The principles and practices of the Jesuits.
(derogatory) Cunning; deceit; subtle argument.

Translations

the principles and practices of the Jesuits

Portuguese: jesuitismo (pt) m

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “Jesuitism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)